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Deric Poston's book recommendations
Deric Poston appears as a guest on The Joe Rogan Experience, where he engages in wide-ranging, humorous conversations covering pop culture, entertainment, and modern media. During his podcast appearances, Poston often brings up popular fiction and romance novels to critique their premises or discuss their unexpected cultural impact. Notably, Poston discussed Stephenie Meyer's wildly popular fantasy novel Twilight, humorously highlighting the bizarre nature of the plot where a century-old vampire pretends to be a high school student to date a teenager. Building on this literary discussion, Poston noted how E. L. James's bestselling novel Fifty Shades of Grey famously originated as Twilight fan fiction, prompting a conversation with Joe Rogan about how the later book's release shifted modern relationship dynamics and popular culture. Additionally, Poston introduced Virginia Wade's erotic book series Come for Bigfoot, leading to an entertaining discussion about the surprising popularity of monster erotica novels among readers. Through these pop culture references, Poston uses well-known books and internet phenomena as comedic fodder, exploring the stranger corners of contemporary publishing and fan communities alongside Joe Rogan.
Books Deric Poston recommends
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Bigfoot
Discussed“It's called Come for Bigfoot. I don't know. I don't know how many there are, but there's I don't know. Like, let's find out how many Come for Bigfoot books are there. They're hugely popular. Like crazy people read these erotic books about Bigfoot.”
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Fifty Shades of Grey
Discussed“Fifty Shades of Gray came from too is Twilight fanfiction. Yeah, that is 50 Shades of Gray. Yeah. Yeah. But at least that's like age appropriate.”
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Twilight
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer is a contemporary young adult fantasy romance novel that follows the intense relationship between a teenage girl and a vampire in a small Washington town.
Discussed“like how about Twilight? Okay. He's pretending he's a high school kid. He's a total pervert. He's 100 years old. He's pretending he's in high school and he falls in love with a girl. Like, you insanity. He's a million years old.”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
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| #2552 - Ehsan Ahmad & Deric Poston | The Joe Rogan Experience | 2026-09-10 | 3 |